UNITED NATIONS - China and 25 other nations have called for the immediate lifting of sanctions by the United States and Western countries to ensure an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking on behalf of the 26 countries at a meeting of the UN General Assembly human rights committee on Monday, China's ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, said: "unilateral coercive measures" violate the UN Charter. , multilateralism and hamper human rights by hampering "welfare." be of the population of the affected countries ”and undermine the right to health.
"Global solidarity and international cooperation are the most powerful weapons to combat and overcome COVID-19," the joint statement said. "We take this opportunity to request the complete and immediate lifting of unilateral coercive measures, in order to guarantee the full, effective, and efficient response of all members of the international community to COVID-19.
Among the countries that backed the declaration are half a dozen facing sanctions from the United States, the European Union, or other Western nations, such as Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Russia, Syria, and Venezuela.
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